COVID-19 scan for March 19, 2021

[ad_1] COVID-19 variant B117 strain has 67% higher risk of death, study finds For every 3 people who would have died from the previous dominant strains of SARS-CoV-2, 5 will die if infected with the worrying variant B117 (VOC), according to a UK study yesterday in Eurosurveillance. The researchers determined …

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Xinjiang people to sue BBC for fake news – The Manila Times

[ad_1] XINJIANG: Several people in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region plan to sue the BBC for producing fake news, spreading rumors about Xinjiang and smearing China’s policy in the Xinjiang region, a senior official from the region announced. Xu Guixiang, deputy director of the publicity department of the Communist …

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BTS’s label Big Hit Entertainment officially changes its name to HYBE

[ad_1] Big Hit Entertainment [40 articles]”href =” https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/ Companies / big-hit-entertainment / “> Big Hit Entertainment, the music company behind the K-Pop stars BTS, has officially rebranded itself as HYBE. Big Hit announced the new name, organizational structure and a new headquarters in a brand presentation on YouTube. [1,106 articles]”href …

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CDC Says Three Feet Between Elementary School Students Is Fine

[ad_1] Other scientists say the guidelines may not go far enough. There is no clear evidence that high levels of community transmission make in-person education riskier, said Dr. Elissa Perkins, director of emergency medicine infectious disease management at Boston University School of Medicine, co-author of the Massachusetts study. “I applaud …

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Vitamin D Reduces Risk Among Blacks

[ad_1] Vitamin D is believed to be anti-inflammatory. (Stock, Getty Images) Black people with high levels of vitamin D may be less likely to get the coronavirus, research suggests. The benefits of the so-called sun supplement have been debated since the outbreak emerged, and many experts are optimistic that the …

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